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Hi,
I encountered a big problem with some coreutils package (-directory and -file-output-full): after installation, the /bin tools they're supposed to provide (ls, cat) are not there! No link to busybox left, no binary installed.
(Fortunately, the install of all coreutils packages failed before reaching coreutils-operations, so "ln" was still here and I could rescue my system by restoring the links from ls and cat to busybox.
Happened on two different PCs running SliTaz 5-RC1 from harddisk.
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Something tells me you removed busybox after you installed those two packages. Simply put, when you uninstalled busybox it took the cat and ls commands with it - as in it tried to delete it's own symlinks, but ended up deleting the real programs instead. You also broke some scripts that depend on Busybox like tazpkg and tazpanel in the process. Why not leave it on the system? It's only ~2Mb.
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Thanks for answering.
Please be assured that I'm not *that* stupid :-) I know busybox is used for many other tools.
What I did is simply select all coreutils-* packages and click "Install". (This fails at some point, because missing cat and ls prevents installation of packages.)
Is there a way I can debug tazpkg execution?
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@llev
coreutils-directory and coreutils-file-output-full tazpkgs both fail to install on 5.0-rc2.
Both files install with tazpkg 5.1
tazpkg 5.3 is the problem.
[c]tazpkg install-list[/c] fails on tazpkg 5.3 as well.
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Maybe line 677 is the culprit?
http://hg.slitaz.org/tazpkg/file/a13b253c2415/tazpkg#l677
From what I understand, pre_install commands are executed before it, so "ls" has been removed.
Why not remove the "rm" preinstall commands, and add a force option to "cp" in line 677 so that /bin/ls is simply overwritten?
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llev you found the line with the problem :^)
Tazpkg 5.1 which works doesn't have whats in bold on line 677
I removed whats in bold from tazpkg 5.3
[ "$(ls fs/* 2> /dev/null)" ] && cp -a fs/* $ROOT/
Now coreutils-directory and coreutils--file-output-full install
Reverting this commit will fix the package install problem.
http://hg.slitaz.org/tazpkg/rev/34d80c8f0619
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I guess the commit was somehow useful, but maybe did not correct a critical bug? So will the devs accept reverting it?
Other commands invoked between lines 657-659 and line 677 are: cp, cpio, find, gzip. So the relevant packages may break as well.
I really think one should use "cp -af" and remove the preinstall "rm" commands in those packages, but I'm no expert at all...
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Likewise, on line 2084 "grep" is called after removing of files and before post_remove, so removing package "grep" may be broken.
Also, "rmdir" is used in remove_with_path; GNU rmdir comes with "coreutils-file-special".
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A possible workaround/patch, modifying the package receipt, e.g. for "ls" in "coreutils-directory", would be:
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genpkg_rules()
{
mkdir -p $fs/bin
# cp -a $install/usr/bin/ls $fs/bin
cp -a $install/usr/bin/ls $fs/bin/gnu-ls
mkdir -p $fs/usr/bin
cp -a $install/usr/bin/dir $fs/usr/bin
cp -a $install/usr/bin/vdir $fs/usr/bin
cp -a $install/usr/bin/dircolors $fs/usr/bin
}
# Pre and post install commands for Tazpkg.
# We must remove all Busybox symlink before installing.
#
pre_install()
{
local root
root=$1
echo "Processing pre-install commands..."
echo -n "Removing all Busybox replaced utils... "
# rm -f $root/bin/ls $root/usr/bin/dir $root/usr/bin/vdir $root/usr/bin/dircolors
rm -f $root/usr/bin/dir $root/usr/bin/vdir $root/usr/bin/dircolors
status
}
post_install()
{
...
rm -f $root/bin/ls
mv $fs/bin/gnu-ls $root/bin/ls
...
}
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BUT this requires executing post_install BEFORE removing tmp files (lines 687-694).
Or put GNU ls in /usr/bin in the package, then move it to /bin in post_install (as is done for "cp" in package "coreutils").
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Hi there!
Seems like issue is fixed now. Please test and feedback.
Use this patch to your RC2 system: http://people.slitaz.org/~lexeii/coreutils.patch
These patches you'll find here:
http://hg.slitaz.org/slitaz-base-files/rev/02334b7ae2f7
http://hg.slitaz.org/tazpkg/rev/870805534046
New packages you can download here right now:
http://cook.slitaz.org/cooker.cgi?download=slitaz-base-files-5.6.3.tazpkg
http://cook.slitaz.org/cooker.cgi?download=tazpkg-5.3.1.tazpkg
Sorry, I don't know how to move new packages to mirror (to be available with "tazpkg recharge" etc.)
Again, please test & feedback.
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And I want to say thank you, llev!
Here is +32°C outside my flat and my head not works well 
Next, I think its need some explainations.
Busybox is core package, and we can't remove it. So busybox is always accessible for our system.
Busybox is multicall binary, and we can access its applets in two ways:
First. Make symlinks like /bin/ls -> busybox
And use it like: [c]ls /home/tux[/c]
Second. No need to use symlinks
And use it like: [c]busybox ls /home/tux[/c]
So we need to prepend critical busybox commands to make sure all they works in any case (with or without symlinks exists).
I see you speak about other busybox commands possibly affected only after I've make my patch.
My patch works for all coreutils* packages. But we need more patches for other packages that substitutes busybox's symlinks. It need time for me, and any help (to patch tazpkg, slitaz-base-files and other files affected) is appreciated.
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Hi,
OK, I see in the receipt of package "busybox" that it cannot be removed. So we just have to patch tazpkg, and the receipts of other packages (coreutils-*, grep, find...) can be left unchanged.
Well, attaching my diff fails. Tell me how I can send it to you. I post it below, but all tabs will be lost I fear:
--- tazpkg 2014-05-28 10:16:54.599867816 +0200
+++ tazpkg.new 2014-05-28 10:37:56.162096117 +0200
@@ -517,17 +517,17 @@
[ "$1" ] || return
local dir
- rm -f $1 2>/dev/null
+ busybox rm -f $1 2>/dev/null
dir="$1"
while [ "$dir" != "/" ]; do
dir="$(dirname $dir)"
- rmdir $dir 2> /dev/null || break
+ busybox rmdir $dir 2> /dev/null || break
done
}
grepesc()
{
- sed 's/\[/\\[/g'
+ busybox sed 's/\[/\\[/g'
}
# This function installs a package in the rootfs.
@@ -661,20 +661,23 @@
# save 'official' configuration files
action "Saving configuration files for \$PACKAGE..."
for i in $CONFIG_FILES; do
- { cd fs ; find ${i#/} -type f 2> /dev/null; cd ..; }
- done | { cd fs ; cpio -o -H newc --quiet | gzip -9; cd ..; } > \
+ { cd fs ; busybox find ${i#/} -type f 2> /dev/null;
+ cd ..; }
+ done | { cd fs ; busybox cpio -o -H newc --quiet | \
+ busybox gzip -9; cd ..; } > \
$ROOT$INSTALLED/$PACKAGE/volatile.cpio.gz
# keep user configuration files
for i in $CONFIG_FILES; do
- { cd fs ; find ${i#/} -type f 2> /dev/null; cd ..; }
+ { cd fs ; busybox find ${i#/} -type f 2> /dev/null;
+ cd ..; }
done | while read i; do
[ -e $ROOT/$i ] || continue
- cp -a $ROOT/$i fs/$i
+ busybox cp -a $ROOT/$i fs/$i
done
status
fi
action "Installing \$PACKAGE..."
- [ "$(busybox ls fs/* 2> /dev/null)" ] && cp -a fs/* $ROOT/
+ [ "$(busybox ls fs/* 2> /dev/null)" ] && busybox cp -a fs/* $ROOT/
status
if [ -s files2remove.list ]; then
action "Removing old \$PACKAGE..."
@@ -686,10 +689,10 @@
fi
# Remove the temporary random directory.
action "Removing all tmp files..."
- cd .. && rm -rf $TMP_DIR
+ cd .. && busybox rm -rf $TMP_DIR
status
# Post install commands.
- if grep -q ^post_install $ROOT$INSTALLED/$PACKAGE/receipt; then
+ if busybox grep -q ^post_install $ROOT$INSTALLED/$PACKAGE/receipt; then
post_install $ROOT
fi
# Update-desktop-database if needed.
@@ -2068,9 +2071,9 @@
if [ -f $ROOT$INSTALLED/$PACKAGE/modifiers ]; then
for file in [c]cat $ROOT$INSTALLED/$PACKAGE/files.list[/c]
do
- for mod in [c]cat $ROOT$INSTALLED/$PACKAGE/modifiers[/c]
+ for mod in [c]busybox cat $ROOT$INSTALLED/$PACKAGE/modifiers[/c]
do
- [ -f $ROOT$INSTALLED/$mod/files.list ] && [ $(grep "^$(echo $file | grepesc)$" $ROOT$INSTALLED/$mod/files.list | wc -l) -gt 1 ] && continue 2
+ [ -f $ROOT$INSTALLED/$mod/files.list ] && [ $(busybox grep "^$(echo $file | grepesc)$" $ROOT$INSTALLED/$mod/files.list | busybox wc -l) -gt 1 ] && continue 2
done
remove_with_path $ROOT$file
done
@@ -2081,7 +2084,7 @@
done
fi
status
- if grep -q ^post_remove $ROOT$INSTALLED/$PACKAGE/receipt; then
+ if busybox grep -q ^post_remove $ROOT$INSTALLED/$PACKAGE/receipt; then
post_remove $ROOT
fi
# Remove package receipt.
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